Steam board



Jan. zo, 1931. H, B ETKE 1,789,424

STEAM BOARD Filed Feb. 6, 1928 Im/erl: Herman Beim?.

y 1 5:- dried'andlroned@ i Patented Jain. 20, v1931 `'F-IBUSLIAISTiazrlzKEgcbF DENVER, canoni-no f 1 'STEM Bonini)v of this'inventionis to providean apparatus'or steam board; y A. further object of lthe `invention -s Vto lpro-V ;5 videan improved-'construction'for afsteam` improved construction for afabric-steaming board adapted for use inthe lsteamin'gof relativel smallfabro tubes'suohas neckties and theli e. il, a -l f A further object of the'in'ventionis to`prof 10 4vide'an improved.constructonirfor a steam` board having in combination a pluralityo'f 4 1 hotbucks adaptedfor use in thesteaming. of

Y .relatively smallfabric tubes and afhot plate 1 orpu`ironlwhere0n said vfabric tubes maybe puff-iron are heated andmaintainedat high 25 temperatureby means'oi' continuousA circula-` tionvrofsteam from a commonsource there-5 through,- .provisionf being made" *for by-passf` ing some of'said steam,'when desired, throughv the steamingcompartmentsfof said bucks.

3 0. f--fAYurthe'r object ofthe invention'isto be2 found inthe provision of a steamiiigfbuck L adapted-for fuse in" the steaming ofsmall fab-r 7 1 ,rli`c.}t1bes,'said buolijoomprisin'g,aheatingland' ai l steaming compartment, both of 5 said'1Compaiements'b'eing'opefanvely eepnectedjwith a'cominonfsouroe ofsteam. p p A invention o'or'isists`-Y in theconstruction, arifalngement and combination 'ofjelements 0 hereinafter set forth, polyltedv Cubin. the;

paratus, lcompletely` assembled Y and'. fin-'posi-r dicatedline 3-3 ofFigu're Figurelis al I' 50;'. crosssection through Aone of the bucks taken:

- a righting andfwithinjthe 1buoks`l8, whereby saidbucks y10o on theindica'ted liney 4-4ofFigure 1.

' In the construction ofV the improvement as shown, a 'stand or pedestal lO is provided Y with abase 11 adaptedto bel-secured to a floor 55` oiother'suitable support, vsaid standflObe-9` v ingof any desired length, size'and'fshape and'` provided with oppositely-'extending'arms12' z f,

seouredadjaoent its upper yend and servinl as. convenient supportstojreceivefandv hold ooi articles to bet'reated oh the' apparatus." The l' upper end ofthe 'stand'flO-is sec:i"1\i edfto and f vsupports a hollow, .cylindrical'nienlber'l` Vwith its aXisa't right anglestofthatofffthe 'Q 'stand 10,and diverging tubular'farins lead 65 upwardly and Voutwardly',fromeitherf'end of the member I3. Sincethetubula'r armsfare identicalinY construction and r function,one?y Y' onlywillU-be described.` Each ofthe divergi ing' arms'comprises pipeseotions 14k andrsuit- 70` ablefttings loonne'ctingithe,. llemher '13, through .T915 and l6,Wthfa` bossfl71for'med onand vextending 'from the bas'eofia steam ebuekfiasaid buckhavingasubstantiany oval baseand sidejwallsitapering 'inwardly 75 Y* theierom tofform af-shell havin'gthe'appear-4 ance of Va ,atten'edi cone, 4the interior of fsaid'v shell communieatingthroughal borefin the boss 17 with the pipe seotionsj14.`, 'The pipe Y Y section 1 4 'connecting `the :T 15N and 16 is reduced in Ediameter withinthej T 16 tofform. an elongatednozz'le 19,;said nozzle extending;

axially of the. T 16, :boss-1T and pip'econneor,

tions therebetween to and Q withintheshell (ftheY buckv 18VA and Vas near'sto'thefapex off'said l Y the steam: throughthepipe connections-'14,

l T15 andrnozzle 1 9 to theainterior oftheshellst .t f L' Elfo-f the-bucks y1,8', return ofthe steambeingfy Y F .1eme 1 1S en elevan@ 0f the lmPfOVedzaPr :had around SaidY nozzle; lathgrughtref-beest i 45; tioxi vfor practicaluse. Figur-e2 is aside ele-V,` vation ofthe apparatus at right angles to the I slivieg of Figurer-L Figurer isa .vertice-1f section through one 1 of the bucksv onvthe in'gfff f return Isteamplinefl 22""'si'1'i'tablybranched 'and is provision m`ade',-when the valvefZ-lfif'sopen,` or contjlrLuous circulation/of steam vthrouggh .are heated. andmaintained aty high temperaestothez'showing of Figure Band j Y ture and in condition for successful operation of the steaming devices. Each of the bucks 18 is provided with a face plate 23 overlying the flattened surfaceof said buck and mar- Y ginally secured thereto in any suitable manner.V The face plates '23 arecurved andraperedV to conform to the conto'ursrof the bucks and are perforated? to ati' ord 'communication iromtliechamber between said buck-and face plate vtothe atmosphere. A branchs'team" line 24 is led from each ofSthI-l thrulgh a manually-operable valve 25 to discharge through the base of the buck 18 within-the;

chamber between said huclf. and itsrface plate .Y

20 Y supportedon a steam` branch 2lrconnecting 23, and a drain pipe`26 is'thread'edintf the lowermost corner,4 of :the steaming, chamber' escape olf Aany vwater of lcondensation that might-collect therein. A hot plate or puironO,` of, common desig11-a-nd `function, is A the interior of said puff-iron kwith the member 13 through amanuallyopera-ble valve 28,l y

and awretu-rn steam branch 29 connects said p u-iron'with the,l steam return line 22, so-` that, whenthevalve 2 8 is open, steam may4 circulate Jreely Within said/.pu-inonand heat thesarne.` J

they 0remt1eii`-`fftl apparatus, the steamrlline 20/.andsteamreturn line 2 2 being. properly-v connected. :with a source oi'E steam,

l f thevalve 21is opened and `steam is permitted to circulate through the bucks 18 continuous ly, heating saidbuckajthe valves-25y andj28- 'being closed@ Fab-ric; tubes,I such as: neclrti-es or the like', are slipped overthe bucks 18 and:

steam. is diseh-argedthrough the perfora--- tions odifthe'iaee plate 23,`thorou'ghly steam-` high;V temperature of? the bucks l8r preventing.

ingy and renovatingpthe' fabric thereon, the

forming olii' water throfughfcond'ensatio'n .and-2 insuringf dry hott s tea'mitor the renovating process. Y Thefvalve`28imaygb'e opened at any time `.tos permit steaml to circulate within 'ailrdir heat the putt-iron 30, so that when the'vf'abri-c" A (il or 'ereasedfand across sa'id; puffiron,`V ,which latter' operation' thoroughly driesfand':

The bucks 1S are preferably of different v sizes-j and a fnu'mber [of suclbucksl' tinay' be providedfor each apparatufs,the construction and ,operation ofy each being-1asfahove defscribeat f ,tolbe' understood asbeing' detlnedfand liniited -solelyuby they scope ot the;1` appended` Vclaims'.

sired, and` that many oit-herchanges` ormodiy icationsofcon-struetion;v YfflJrmjfandg relation from thegspi'rit of rnfyzinventionywhich" is I claim as my invention-` l 1. In an apparatus of he character de scribed having a support, a tubular arm risf ing from said support anda steam line com municating with the bore in said arm, a buck on the outer end of said ar1n,.said buck having i aperorate and an imperforate, compartment' Y anidportsopening through theba'se 'of said compartments, the portof said imperorate compartment registering with the bore ofsai-*darrn-'andport of the perforate comL partment registering with a branch steam line" leading from said arm through a manual- .lyroperable Aval ve, ,together with a nozzle of reduceddiaiiieterwithin the bore of said arm,

ment -lixedt'og the; outer endofsaid arm; with. i

saidlcimperforaten;compartment coI-nm-unicatf'AA ingnwith thebor'e ,ofis'aid armvmeans: vvhere-` by steam may be caused to circulatecontirruf; ously within. said; imp erforate' Vcompartment and'.selectivelyv1 through said perforatecompartment, saidfmeans-com'prisirig ai nozzle effi reduced Vdiameter-:Q within thebore oisaid arm,` interrupting vsaid bore:V and exten-ding within', Vandv adjacent'. the; outer' enel' of lsaid imperforate. compartment, .a .steami passage o between-the outer wallet said nozzle/.andI theI inner wallet said bore, a steam. return-line.'

communicating with; said; passagejlancha. V

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branch steam-flineleading through. a; manual?! lyzop'erablewalwe toconnectzthe-rport of. iperforate comp artment rvviththe boreoiy said? arinrhetween;saidnozzle and steam'. line', tote; getherV-,rvitliia -gdrainzjtube for said; perforate Compartmentf; f2 f f azsup'p vit, a hllowaarmfrisingrfrom': saidffiipnort, all.'11OW;b1iCk -el0sngthe Off Sadafmgard Qemmuniwtne with the im terior thereof, a .steam linel communicating withrthe interior of,v said;.arm,.afnozzlef oi redlanieter f. within .fs-aidVv land buck Vand etending ac l'jacent thefouter endl oiA saidv bucl;, ,thevl' ase ofsaidnozzle completely filling.. the boreI within said varm'between said `steam" line and b uclgapassag'e defined the innerv ingwitl saidlpassage'.; together with ai perfo-i ratesteamiiig' chamber carried bysaidi b ucland a' valved Ysteam flineoperatively connect# andthe y'o "u t `er surfac'eof-said'- f Y nozzle between said buck and the baseof 4.1m an apparatus ofthe character de- ,l scribed, a support, aY hollow arm rising from arm, avalve-controlled branch of said steam;

line communicating with the interior of said Y tze said support, aA hollow buck'closingthel end i of said arm andlcommunicating lwith the ine terior thereof, a perforate chamber on and Vsealed from one face of said buck, a'steam line communicating with the interior of said perforate chamber whereby steam maybe optionally circulated within and through said chamber,vanozzle ofrduced diameter within said arm and bu'ckand extending adjacent the outer end of said buck, the base of said nozzle completely 'iilling the borev withand a steam return line communicating with said passage, whereby steam may be continuously circulated within said buck to heat said i buck and chamber. Y

Signed at Denver, in the county of Denver Yand State of Colorado,: this 9th day of December, 1927. l

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HERMAN BETKE. 

